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Southwark road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,002 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2010, and 1,149 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2009 (975), and casualties rose from 1,108.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 62,648 collisions in Southwark.

Collisions in 2010
1,002
Up 3% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,149
Up 4% on 2009
Fatal collisions
8
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2010

0.8% of collisions in Southwark in 2010 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious15515%
  • Slight83984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious15714%
  • Slight98486%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2010 is highlighted, with 1,002, up 3% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 1,002
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20259241,001
2024875964
20231,0261,127
20221,0261,144
20219881,113
2020893958
20191,0961,276
20181,1521,291
20171,0981,250
20161,0031,149
20159071,018
20141,0131,114
2013881992
20129361,053
20119921,134
20101,0021,149
20099751,108
20081,0131,189
20079041,050
20061,0701,188
20051,0181,148
20041,1051,274
20031,4151,616
20021,4461,695
20011,5351,789
20001,5151,831
19991,6201,875
19981,6001,855
19971,5551,852
19961,4441,653
19951,5071,745
19941,4961,800
19931,5861,861
19921,5991,875
19911,5961,817
19901,7952,114
19891,8242,102
19881,7932,072
19871,6501,965
19861,6841,964
19851,7222,018
19841,7052,005
19831,6911,918
19821,8642,178
19811,6781,945
19801,7262,068
19791,7052,062

When and where crashes happen in Southwark in 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (12%)
  • Tuesday151 (15%)
  • Wednesday164 (16%)
  • Thursday137 (14%)
  • Friday176 (18%)
  • Saturday139 (14%)
  • Sunday116 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59146 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59156 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59223 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59171 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (6.6%)
  • February63 (6.3%)
  • March82 (8.2%)
  • April70 (7%)
  • May86 (8.6%)
  • June99 (9.9%)
  • July97 (9.7%)
  • August98 (9.8%)
  • September91 (9.1%)
  • October114 (11%)
  • November79 (7.9%)
  • December57 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight720 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit282 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds868 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry755 (75%)
  • Wet or damp218 (22%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.2%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph997 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway890 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout48 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (29%)
  • Cyclist265 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist229 (20%)
  • Pedestrian206 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (7%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1031 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2070 (6.1%)
  • 21 to 25129 (11%)
  • 26 to 35341 (30%)
  • 36 to 45223 (19%)
  • 46 to 55159 (14%)
  • 56 to 6557 (5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2%)
  • Over 7515 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded51 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider749 (65%)
  • Pedestrian206 (18%)
  • Passenger194 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car893 (51%)
  • Pedal cycle271 (16%)
  • Motorcycle259 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes129 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach114 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car40 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Southwark

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Southwark ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 21st most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2010

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2010, with 148 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2010

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2010: 102, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA202102118114
2ndA299116015
3rdA3777909
4thA2157587015
5thA2016071112
6thA200576406
7thA2216415005
8thA100293606
9thA2214263016
10thA2215252704
11thA3200212204
12thA205181804
13thA2208181802
14thA2206131602
15thA2199121603
16thA300121203
17thB215121502
18thA212111201
19thB2149901
20thB23891000

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2010

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 955.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2010

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2010: 313.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2010, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Southwark road accidents in other years